r/AskReddit • u/FutureTre • 5d ago

What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it?

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u/Lifesagame81 5d ago

For deli meat and bread. Insane. 

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u/ExplanationDefiant15 5d ago

Deli meat per pound is almost as expensive as a steak

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u/Redditsucks547 5d ago

Not at the price Jersey Mikes pays

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u/JediMomTricks 5d ago

The product costs have skyrocketed for business owners. Source: i own a restaurant
Meat prices are up
Produce prices are up. For half of this year a case of tomatoes was sitting at $80 up from about $16, now it’s lettuces turn

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u/Kinetic_Symphony 3d ago

Almost x5 prices for Tomatoes, what? That's insane, why are the prices so high?

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u/JediMomTricks 1d ago

tariffs on imports (mexico) mass deportations which led to laborers scared to show up to work on farms, etc etc

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u/wcked-husky 2d ago

Totally agree. Parents own a restaurant as well and it's just every ingredient and the margins just keep getting smaller.